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1690938

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture and horticulture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the number of full time equivalent personnel employed by DEFRA to administer farming and horticultural grants and subsidies in England on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Grants Hub data does not hold a ‘Farming &amp; Horticulture’ flag so it would not be possible to quickly pull together a list of schemes in scope of this question.</p><p> </p><p>Manually reviewing the schemes and deciding if they fit or not, without a standard definition of what counts as ‘Farming &amp; Horticulture’, would require a degree of personal judgement and therefore yield some inaccuracy. It would then be necessary to validate the list with teams to ensure they are ‘Farming &amp; Horticulture’ grants.</p><p> </p><p>From experience of similar requests, this would push the cost to disproportionate (ie greater than the HMT-set limit of £850 for a PQ answer).</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 12/03/2024 14:24:36 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1522705

registered interest
date	17/10/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Avian Influenza: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the (1) treatment, and (2) prevention, of bird flu since the establishment of a research consortium on the issue announced on 20 June.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>Defra’s approach to avian influenza is set out in the Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain supported by the Mitigation Strategy for Avian Influenza in Wild Birds in England and Wales. Current policy reflects our experience of responding to past outbreaks of exotic animal disease and is in line with international standards of best practice for disease control. Defra’s disease control measures seek to contain the number of animals that need to be culled, either for disease control purposes or to safeguard animal welfare. Our approach aims to reduce adverse impacts on the rural and wider economy, the public, rural communities and the environment (including impact on wildlife), whilst protecting public health and minimising the overall cost of any outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) leads HM Government action on animal disease control and alongside HM Government’s continued investment in the Avian Influenza National Reference Laboratory and APHA’s Weybridge site; earlier this year an eight-strong consortium ‘FluMap’ led by APHA and funded by Defra and the Biotechnology and Biosciences Research Council (BBSRC) was launched that received £1.5 million in funding to develop new strategies to tackle avian influenza outbreaks. This year-long research project will help build our understanding in a number of key areas, including why the current virus strains have formed larger and longer outbreaks and understanding transmission and infection in different bird populations. The research gaps addressed by the consortium were identified from the recent STAR-IDAZ International Research Consortium Animal Influenza Research Review and knowledge gaps identified during recent avian influenza outbreaks. The STAR-IDAZ International Research Consortium is a global initiative aiming to coordinate research programmes at the international level and to contribute to the development of new and improved animal health strategies for priority diseases, infections and issues. The research consortium will report in due course, as this is a year-long programme of work, but Defra officials have regular meetings with the consortium members to monitor progress.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s approach to avian influenza prevention and control considers the latest ornithological, epidemiological, veterinary and other scientific advice. However, once a bird has been infected with the influenza virus, there is no treatment available. The virus spreads very rapidly through poultry flocks and causes a very high level of mortality in gallinaceous poultry. Defra will continue to monitor the situation both in Europe and globally, and the effectiveness of any disease control measures taken and will consider developments from both 'FluMap' and the wider research programmes at APHA, and other academic institutions when reviewing the effectiveness of our current approach to avian influenza.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 31/10/2022 16:03:40 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1355117

registered interest
date	13/09/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	West Bank: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they plan to take, if any, to protect Palestinians in the West Bank from attack by Israeli settlers and forces.
tabling member printed	Baroness Janke
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>We condemn any incidence of violence by settlers against Palestinians. We welcome the efforts of Israeli authorities to address settler violence, and urge them to thoroughly investigate every instance to bring those responsible to justice. We continue to stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 27/09/2021 15:58:07 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4337 label Biography information for Baroness Janke

1185155

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	West Bank: Roads
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have (1) made, and (2) intend to make, to the government of Israel about reports of the construction of a Palestinian-only road to connect the northern and southern parts of the West Bank, with the reported aim of separating Israelis and Palestinians driving in that area.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>While we have not made representations on these reports, we consistently call for an immediate end to all actions that undermine the viability of a future Palestinian state. We urge Israel to halt its settlement expansion, and related activities which hasten the fragmentation of the occupied West Bank. Settlements are contrary to international law and damaging to renewed efforts to launch peace negotiations. We want to see a contiguous West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as part of a viable and sovereign Palestinian state, based on 1967 borders.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/03/2020 15:48:39 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

778748

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	101 Calls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average response time to 101 non-emergency calls for each of the past five years, broken down by each police force in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The handling of 101 calls is an operational matter for the police. The Home Office does not collect this information.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/11/2017 16:46:34 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

621140

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their latest estimate of the effect of the loss of value of the pound sterling on the 2016–17 estimated budget deficit.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>There have been no new estimates for the 2016-17 budget deficit since March 2016. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility will produce an updated forecast for the 2016-17 budget deficit at the Autumn Statement on 23 November. This will take into account the most recent economic data, including changes in exchange rates and their independent judgments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 08/11/2016 15:56:58 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

421286

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Nurses: Migrant Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many European Union and non-European Union nurses were given registered status by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in each of the years 2010–11 to 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Lord Willis of Knaresborough
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested about the number of European Union and non-EU nurses registered by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in each of the years 2010-11 to 2014-15 is not held centrally.</p><br /><p>The NMC is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom and is responsible for nurse registration. Statistical information provided by the NMC on initial registration of nurses who trained in the EU (excluding the UK) or overseas (non-EU) per annum for the five financial years specified is shown in the following table.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year (ending 31 March)</p></td><td><p><strong>Overseas </strong> <strong>(non-EU)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU </strong> (excluding the UK)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>1,143</p></td><td><p>2,521</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>1,152</p></td><td><p>2,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>3,298</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>5,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>665</p></td><td><p>7,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,669</p></td><td><p>21,236</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Prior of Brampton question first answered 22/10/2015 12:17:07 answering member 127 label Biography information for Lord Prior of Brampton
tabling member	4151 label Biography information for Lord Willis of Knaresborough

106186

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total amount of unspent credit which has been removed from Azure card users as a result of the card's £5 carry-over limit.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Approximately £850,000 of credit has not been used since the card was introduced in December 2009 for this reason.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 18/11/2014 15:21:09 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno